Mississippi Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mississippi · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 11, 2022

5,960 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $140.28/cwt +3.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,157/hd at 825 lb · 148 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.71/cwt +1.74 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 372 lb · 88 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.75/cwt +0.36 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 424 lb · 86 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	5,960	6,215	6,660
Feeder cattle	3,871	4,228	4,905
Slaughter cattle	1,083	1,045	851
Replacement cattle	1,006	942	904

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	224	14	180.00–210.00	$193.88	$434	—
250–299	275	20	180.00–220.00	$199.34	$548	+14.87
300–349	327	31	176.00–200.00	$186.13	$609	-0.87
350–399	372	57	165.00–191.00	$179.85	$669	-3.45
400–449	420	54	165.00–189.00	$177.58	$746	-0.33
450–499	474	40	147.50–194.00	$173.51	$822	+1.11
500–549	524	43	154.00–184.00	$167.11	$876	-1.51
550–599	572	29	150.00–187.00	$163.28	$934	-0.68
600–649	628	22	136.00–177.00	$155.61	$977	+0.40
650–695	668	17	136.00–168.00	$150.73	$1,007	-5.31
700–745	729	29	126.00–153.00	$143.51	$1,046	+4.25
750–795	773	23	126.00–150.00	$137.43	$1,062	-1.02
800–845	825	148	110.00–142.10	$140.28	$1,157	+3.78
850–895	873	11	110.00–136.50	$123.36	$1,077	-11.15
900–945	923	13	116.00–127.00	$121.25	$1,119	—
950–995	973	10	116.00–127.00	$121.63	$1,183	—
1300	1300	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,417	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	147.00	$147.00	$323	—
325	325	1	165.00	$165.00	$536	-22.09
370–385	378	3	179.00–184.00	$181.99	$688	-5.32
381–385 value added	384	17	180.00–181.50	$181.24	$696	—
405–445	423	13	165.00–190.00	$177.56	$751	-9.81
428–446 value added	438	14	174.00–180.00	$177.68	$778	+5.58
450–480	462	13	170.00–186.00	$180.79	$835	-2.67
490 value added	490	7	171.00	$171.00	$838	-6.62
507 value added	507	6	176.00	$176.00	$892	+4.71
510–525	520	20	138.00–187.00	$177.81	$925	-6.05
553 value added	553	4	160.00	$160.00	$885	+2.26
590	590	3	180.50	$180.50	$1,065	+10.52
620–635	628	2	151.00–164.00	$157.58	$990	+4.80
630 value added	630	7	144.50	$144.50	$910	-19.08
662–685	671	15	133.00–151.50	$147.90	$992	-0.62
682–695 value added	684	32	149.50–156.00	$150.53	$1,030	+10.53
745	745	7	144.00	$144.00	$1,073	-3.02
796 value added	796	10	136.50	$136.50	$1,087	-8.45
807	807	29	139.25	$139.25	$1,124	+14.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–190	188	2	140.00–170.00	$155.20	$292	-14.80
275	275	1	160.00	$160.00	$440	-18.15
325–345	338	6	115.00–177.00	$151.55	$512	-4.49
350–390	375	21	140.00–177.00	$161.30	$605	-9.63
400–445	415	10	119.00–175.00	$150.00	$622	-6.21
450–495	469	8	138.00–182.00	$158.30	$742	-3.79
505–545	525	2	124.00–158.00	$140.35	$737	-10.68
580–590	585	2	132.00–156.00	$143.90	$842	+10.90
615–645	638	4	129.00–145.00	$141.14	$900	-8.41
650–660	655	2	134.00–149.00	$141.56	$927	—
715	715	1	125.00	$125.00	$894	-2.02
835	835	1	117.00	$117.00	$977	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	8	160.00–180.00	$171.09	$385	+15.34
250–299	275	6	165.00–179.00	$172.62	$475	+1.73
300–349	325	11	160.00–175.00	$168.53	$548	+14.90
350–399	375	8	140.00–166.00	$154.95	$581	-5.05
400–449	425	10	130.00–150.00	$140.16	$596	-0.37
455–465	460	2	132.00–137.00	$134.53	$619	-10.78
600–649	625	4	114.00–126.00	$120.24	$752	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
319	319	7	175.00	$175.00	$558	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	2	150.00–162.00	$155.84	$296	—
220–240	230	4	150.00–162.00	$156.76	$361	+4.21
250–299	275	36	145.00–175.00	$160.32	$441	+5.02
300–349	327	35	145.00–168.00	$157.41	$515	+2.08
350–399	372	88	140.00–166.00	$153.71	$572	+1.74
400–449	424	86	134.00–163.00	$149.75	$635	+0.36
450–499	471	78	135.00–161.00	$147.79	$696	+1.02
500–549	522	72	130.00–160.00	$141.42	$738	+0.91
550–599	569	44	120.00–160.00	$134.36	$765	+1.24
600–649	623	40	116.00–143.00	$127.88	$797	-2.48
650–695	671	16	115.00–138.00	$127.94	$858	-0.33
700–745	721	10	101.00–130.00	$120.69	$870	+8.38
760–795	772	3	108.00–112.00	$109.31	$844	-13.04
815–840	828	2	106.00–109.00	$107.52	$890	+4.11
880	880	1	109.00	$109.00	$959	+8.77
915	915	1	96.00	$96.00	$878	—
950	950	1	85.00	$85.00	$808	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332 value added	332	7	152.00	$152.00	$505	—
315–345	339	9	131.00–160.50	$152.06	$515	+11.61
355–390	375	8	146.00–162.00	$154.07	$578	+2.26
375–390 value added	387	19	156.50–158.50	$156.91	$607	—
400–440	419	14	137.00–159.00	$149.72	$627	-5.28
440–445 value added	443	18	150.00–151.00	$150.33	$666	+6.33
457–495 value added	465	23	146.00–171.50	$154.60	$719	+1.62
460–498	488	12	132.50–160.00	$148.38	$724	+0.44
505–548	523	23	137.00–150.50	$143.17	$749	-8.11
505–542 value added	524	15	140.00–147.00	$143.97	$754	-3.63
563 value added	563	2	137.50	$137.50	$774	—
565–595	573	10	125.00–137.00	$134.78	$772	-10.77
600–635	616	27	119.00–145.00	$134.53	$829	-6.68
664 value added	664	6	135.00	$135.00	$896	-2.74
665	665	2	115.00	$115.00	$765	-18.97
705	705	2	123.00	$123.00	$867	-13.00
750 value added	750	7	114.00	$114.00	$855	-18.25
766–770	766	52	115.00–137.00	$136.57	$1,046	—
818 value added	818	5	110.00–119.00	$113.60	$929	-10.96
845	845	1	114.00	$114.00	$963	—
865	865	3	107.00	$107.00	$926	—
905 fancy	905	3	112.00	$112.00	$1,014	—
995 value added	995	5	110.00	$110.00	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	172	3	120.00–152.00	$140.85	$242	-6.48
215–235	225	4	122.00–145.00	$134.97	$304	+1.97
260–285	273	6	132.00–147.00	$141.50	$386	+4.68
305–345	322	12	120.00–154.00	$140.56	$453	-1.94
350–390	374	21	120.00–156.00	$138.96	$520	+0.21
400–440	421	15	117.00–149.00	$133.60	$562	-3.46
455–490	477	9	135.00–148.00	$142.17	$678	+9.64
500–545	524	4	130.00–137.00	$132.22	$693	+6.28
555–590	572	5	120.00–130.00	$126.21	$722	+2.09
600–635	614	5	103.00–120.00	$115.07	$707	-0.91
690	690	1	111.00	$111.00	$766	-5.01
745	745	1	84.00	$84.00	$626	-13.46
775	775	1	107.50	$107.50	$833	+7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–249	225	4	145.00–155.00	$150.55	$339	+8.90
250–299	275	8	130.00–145.00	$138.17	$380	+16.55
300–349	325	12	130.00–147.50	$139.41	$453	+3.23
350–399	375	15	120.00–148.00	$135.92	$510	+2.97
400–449	427	9	120.00–139.00	$129.02	$551	+0.11
450–499	477	12	116.00–140.00	$127.98	$610	+5.04
500–549	524	10	90.00–128.00	$120.07	$629	+1.17
560	560	1	119.00	$119.00	$666	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
269	269	7	144.00	$144.00	$387	—
335	335	4	144.00	$144.00	$482	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	11	183.00–205.00	$194.41	$445	-0.49
250–295	277	24	146.00–215.00	$190.13	$527	+1.54
300–349	322	32	140.00–210.00	$177.86	$573	-3.57
350–399	373	33	142.50–190.00	$172.71	$644	+0.60
400–449	421	50	130.00–184.00	$166.47	$701	-2.84
450–499	472	35	139.00–185.00	$165.58	$782	+5.66
500–549	520	40	136.50–169.00	$153.78	$800	+0.95
550–599	569	21	130.00–159.00	$143.86	$819	-2.99
600–649	621	24	118.00–152.00	$135.55	$842	+3.04
650–695	671	8	120.00–140.00	$129.16	$867	+2.20
745	745	1	125.00	$125.00	$931	+6.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–195	179	6	140.00–170.00	$156.36	$280	—
215–240	230	4	125.00–168.00	$151.48	$348	+2.27
250–295	270	3	130.00–172.00	$156.05	$421	-9.33
300–335	317	6	140.00–172.00	$153.52	$487	-10.90
350–390	369	8	120.00–174.00	$149.62	$552	-10.82
400–440	413	8	134.00–166.00	$154.36	$638	+5.49
450–495	474	11	120.00–165.00	$148.34	$703	+10.58
500–535	513	7	125.00–160.00	$143.87	$738	+12.99
555–585	572	7	123.00–156.00	$140.21	$802	+13.11
600–640	613	3	111.00–135.00	$121.76	$746	-3.29
675	675	1	118.00	$118.00	$796	+8.62
700–705	703	2	110.00–120.00	$114.98	$808	+0.48
795	795	1	74.00	$74.00	$588	—
840	840	1	89.00	$89.00	$748	-21.49
985	985	1	94.00	$94.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	181.00–194.00	$187.62	$525	+21.12
300–345	322	11	157.50–184.00	$169.51	$546	+16.04
360–395	379	5	177.00–183.00	$179.84	$682	+18.97
385 thin fleshed	385	1	179.00	$179.00	$689	—
400–425	410	5	160.00–178.00	$168.50	$691	-2.22
450–455	453	2	156.00–170.00	$162.96	$738	+7.29
530	530	1	145.00	$145.00	$768	-15.02
560–575	568	2	124.00–135.00	$129.43	$735	—
655	655	3	136.00	$136.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	6	144.00	$144.00	$465	—
370	370	1	142.00	$142.00	$525	—
445	445	1	139.00	$139.00	$619	+4.69
550–590	570	2	120.00–122.00	$121.04	$690	-8.96
650	650	1	119.00	$119.00	$774	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1685	1099	80-85%	232	62.50–90.00	$77.30	$850	-3.70
890–1355	1259	80-85%	123	70.00–101.00	$88.87	$1,119	+0.67

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–940	726	85-90%	17	45.00–56.00	$52.87	$384	—
595–1175	832	85-90%	74	30.00–69.00	$53.88	$448	+0.47
680–1800	1046	85-90%	205	46.00–80.00	$68.69	$718	-0.48
995–1370	1155	85-90%	18	65.00–90.00	$81.16	$937	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1845	1255	75-80%	40	72.50–86.00	$79.82	$1,002	—
1205–1690	1470	75-80%	11	77.00–86.00	$82.65	$1,215	+2.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1405	1175	4	70.00–95.00	$80.05	$941	-9.90
850–1945	1454	54	78.50–118.00	$104.66	$1,522	+0.70
1590–1925	1758	10	113.00–123.00	$118.48	$2,083	—

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2160	1428	26	79.00–115.00	$100.91	$1,441	-0.63
1500–2295	1811	33	104.50–118.00	$112.00	$2,028	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1555	1209	6	86.00–95.00	$91.48	$1,106	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,173	—

YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,368	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–1050 fancy	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	69	950.00–1,500.00	$1,206.67
750–775	763	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	525.00–600.00	$561.89
810	810	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00
630–908	847	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	685.00–790.00	$698.95
730–1350	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	550.00–900.00	$791.96

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	923	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	73	425.00–700.00	$585.09

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00	$400.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–1100	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	500.00–1,200.00	$936.37
705–1150	878	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	650.00–900.00	$806.36
710–1000	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	450.00–1,050.00	$900.40
740–1215	959	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	450.00–1,100.00	$790.88
610–1055	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	490.00–1,100.00	$887.54
865–1115	1003	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	700.00–810.00	$749.37
915–1100	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	960.00–1,150.00	$1,063.72
1005–1085	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	850.00–950.00	$901.91
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	1,000.00	$1,000.00
865–1465	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	800.00–1,200.00	$974.42
925–1410	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	900.00–1,200.00	$1,081.16

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	58	800.00–1,350.00	$1,120.92
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,150.00	$1,092.05
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	475.00–875.00	$719.99
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	600.00–825.00	$733.78

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1350	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	850.00–1,650.00	$1,340.91

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	300.00	$300.00
675–785	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	500.00–840.00	$682.81
700–900	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	525.00–825.00	$693.75
710–900	805	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	610.00–850.00	$744.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920–1020	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–750.00	$723.71

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810	810	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
725–990	858	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	700.00–1,030.00	$890.50
1000	1000	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	900.00	$900.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
770	770	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	735.00	$735.00	—
810–985	898	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,290.25	+328.88
825–1000 thin fleshed	913	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	825.00–1,275.00	$1,071.58	—
920–1040	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,108.67	-66.47
1015 thin fleshed	1015	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	780.00	$780.00	—
940–1170	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	960.00–1,425.00	$1,098.61	-195.52
765–1405	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	54	800.00–1,600.00	$1,389.84	+22.01
800–1295	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	780.00–1,100.00	$917.94	—
1325	1325	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	860.00	$860.00	—
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	850.00–1,150.00	$1,031.40	-99.22
850–1300	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	38	1,075.00–1,650.00	$1,304.96	+174.34
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00	$1,250.00	-475.00
1225–1520	1373	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,250.00–1,500.00	$1,388.43	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
750–1100	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	800.00–1,050.00	$951.97	+216.29

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645–1000	823	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	800.00–1,185.00	$1,034.04	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.